President Trump complained there’s “absolutely nothing” he could do to get Democrats to applaud his addresses to Congress during his Tuesday night speech — and then lashed out at his predecessor Joe Biden for the Justice Department’s criminal prosecutions against him.
“This is my fifth such speech to Congress, and once again, I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud,” he said.
President Trump criticized Democrats for never applauding him throughout his address to Congress Tuesday night. via REUTERS“I can find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations, or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history,” he continued, “or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements.”
Trump, dating back to his first term in office, has appeared in front of Congress five times – and each time has been met with a frosty reception from Dems.
“It’s very sad,” the commander in chief said.
“And it just shouldn’t be this way.”
Later in the speech, Trump referenced Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and again noted that the Dems weren’t clapping for the Kennedy scion.
Trump also took aim at Biden for the DOJ’s two failed prosecutions against him – including a case accusing him of illegally retaining national security documents and seeking to reverse the 2020 election results.
“We’ve ended weaponized government where, as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent like me,” Trump said before asking rhetorically, “How did that work out.”
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was referenced in the President’s speech and took note that Dems did not clap for the Kennedy scion. via REUTERS
Trump also called out President Joe Biden and his administration for the Justice Department’s prosecutions against him. AP
Democrats in attendance also held up multiple signs, which included the phrases “Save Medicaid” and “Musk Steals,” in reference to Elon Musk. via REUTERSThe line led to a standing ovation from Republican lawmakers in the US Capitol.
The cases were brought by special prosecutor Jack Smith, but were dropped after he beat Vice President Kamala Harris last November.
Democrats didn’t just stay silent for Trump on Tuesday, they also held up signs against the 47th president including “Save Medicaid” and “Musk Steals,” in reference to Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk.
Liberal House Rep. Al Green, who represents the Houston area, was even booted after repeatedly interrupting Trump’s speech at the start of the address as he waved his cane and shouted at the president.
Trump tried to speak over him, but the 77-year-old rabble rouse kept shouting, “You don’t have a mandate,” in an apparent reference to a budget resolution that narrowly passed the House last week.
He was eventually booted by Sergeant-at-Arms at the request of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
A handful of Democrats later left the House chamber on their own as Trump announced cost savings within the federal government.
